Catholic Problems in Western CanadaDaly, George Thomas
Religion
Catholic Problems in Western Canada
Daly, George Thomas
Catholic Church -- Canada
One central printing plant would be sufficient. Being a weekly paper,
the printing and mailing do not matter much, provided the plant were
not too far from the extreme points of circulation. With the exception
of the composition of the specific pages of each issue, according to
Provinces, the general overhead expenses of printing and remailing
would be the same, and yet we would have a _local Catholic paper_.
This plan of unification would allow us, without heavy expenses, to
answer efficiently the local needs of each diocese and each Province.
We have the "Northwest Review." It possesses a splendid equipment and
could easily duplicate its actual out-put. Why could we not take that
paper, and have a Manitoba, a Saskatchewan, and an Alberta edition?
The plant is there, and why could not all Catholics take full advantage
of it, at a price with which no local or provincial Catholic paper
could compete, at least in the present circumstances. It would require
"a subeditor-manager" in each Province to direct the provincial policy
of his specific edition and manage its circulation in every Catholic
community. This plan would be workable until the time when success
would warrant in each Province a local printing plant, having at its
service a "boiler plate" supply from the main office.
The possibilities and opportunities for the Catholic Press have never
been greater than they are now. Never and nowhere has its need been
more commanding than it is now in Western Canada. In this period of
social reconstruction, efficient organization and combination of all
energies are necessary. Organization implies leadership, and able
leadership needs the support of publicity to create sane opinions, to
spread and defend them.
[1] This Chapter was published as an article in the "North West
Review," Winnipeg, June 1st, 1918, under the following caption--"Timely
Suggestions on needs of Catholic Press in West--Constructive attempt to
solve problem which has engaged attention for many years."
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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